MRA GENERAL MEETING
Meeting Called to Order by: Tony Baker @7:00pm
Next Meeting Date/Time/Location: @ 7:00pm,
Walnut Room
3131 Walnut Street
Denver Colorado, 80205
(303) 292-0529
www.thewalnutroom.com
Previous Minutes:
Officers reports:
President: Tony Baker-
Final Gen Meeting before the season starts
Welcome to the Walnut room & 1st bike night
School as a huge success
Great turnout
HPR & the MRA benefitted
They made as much money as they would have by hosting the track day as they would have received from us
Lisa has the numbers
The new classes 7 students on 250s that are buying Licenses
Formula 40- 15 entries
Thunderbike- 12 entries
We found a gap and filled it & people are responding
Casey stepping down he will be a fire fighter
5-6 applicants
Gio, Carl,Aaron,Joe,shannon
A lot clorser & harder than we thought it was going to be
SHANNON MOHAM has been appointed the Rider Rep Rulebook
Any ?s about rules should go to him
Excited about this season money in the bank, club stepping up has been 15 years since we have this many people in this room
Thanks for coming out
It does help us if you sign up before the last day of cut off so we know what we are getting ourselves into.
501c7 Tax exempt we came real close to making money we do not want to have to give it to the government
We will be approved & should have the word before the 1st race
Talked to Glenn about a kid friendly area for kids not just the playground
We can rope that area off & kids can ride their bikes, skateboards giving them something else to do.
Novice hours to watch the kids
2011 shirts are here
You can pay for your shirts through Tony Baker
Open spot for Announcer Jim Brewer has taken the job of assistant new rider director Autumn will be back
They will set a grid & call the hole shot you all will decide, If you know someone that is going to do it start buying them drinks now
9news 9ers call them about the kids doing the 250 cup
Vice-President: Scott Rybarik
Thanks to our host Johnny B
If you have bought your license it is probably already here. Please do Not shuffle them up they are in alphabetical order
No longer an AMA membership required. Pre Tech procedure- Bring you race licenses to the race day office.
Contingency everything has its own forum the info is on there
Race school survey they will be collected in a basket
We want you to bring people to the track so we are giving everyone 10 free passes to get into the track.
Hot pit passes to access the hot pit lane you need your license. You can give it to whoever you want to signal you just keep in mind you will need to get it back so that we do not have to make new passes.
Vendors contact Glenn @HPR, PPIR & Pubelo You need to contact the tracks.
VP of Rules & Tech: Bart McKerinan-
Tony Ross-Asked if any work that has been done to your bikes make sure all of your nuts & bolts are tight
The 1st weekend is for racing not for working on your bikes
If you have questions call Bart at FASTER!
Bart is at the CMC meetings
Pueblo will be paved in the fall
Treasurer: Lisa Gaimara-
Race school-36 guys & gals fun day great time
7200 our expenses
8300 in riders
Cornerworker school was held that day as well
Only about a 1100 loss
Last year was 22000.00
13 guys licensed up from the school
Bank Bal 27000 in the bank does not include anything that was ran on fri or sat
If you prepay for the next round you will get a credit on your account online so you can sign up.
Secretary: Jen Grosse-
Novice cards- we have started a new thing
Have to have a Board members sign off on it
If you are having problems with registering call JenJen
If you have problems paying call Lisa
Will post online instructions about the novice cards
New Rider Director: Jeff Brown
As tony said this is our first bike night thanks to Johnny B & crew
Who is not ready for the season?
Thank you to Fay Meyers
Have had some people that were not going to license up but now they are which is a great thing!
Make up school for those who have not done the track portion call Rybo to get it done
If you need it before the season starts you need to contact brownie ASAP
Thank you to the instructor & Board for a great race school
Please respect the meeting going on & Stop talking
Track Marshal: RayRay Gaimara-
Welcome & thanks for everyone being here
Corner worker training
29 people showed up they are all excited
Novice hours you can work it at the track Ray encourages you to do it on the track you get a different prespective
Only going to do it in a 2 hours increments
Pm, email, call Ray if you would like to do that
If it was not for our corner workers we would not be out there.
Rider Reps:
PR: Jim Wilson Blame me for no racing on the TVs had a computer glitch
Next time racing will be on
1st bike night good turnout
Take care of the staff
Media done out in every shop Summit county & Grand Junction 90%
Motogear open house in Arvada
Raffling off ticket for the MRA events
Motogarage- good turnout there Oscar
April30th Supertune
Ducati- oil spill
Great way to work off Novice hours
Scooter news sponsoring 2 classes full 2 pages they have a magazine in every shop they will be out this season to take pics. They did a write up about Ricky
Raffling off a helmet & other things tonight
Every meeting through September.
Rulebook: Shannon Moham
Interview for this job he said he wanted
They had a question about the rulebook
Honored to do this job know I wasnt voted in but hope all the members know they can come to Shannon if they have any questions
Anything you need I will be happy to help out!!
Contingency/Press: Wyeth Jackson
Thanks for coming out
Will be doing press releases after every race I do a write up about different rider & classes
Monthly meeting, Forums, Email Blasts & facebook
Join the MRA facebook group
Trophies: Aaron Fisk
Thanks to trophy sponsor sold out classes
Thanks to all the racers who came out to the race school
New Novice Cory Prager came down from steamboat
MRA Board new trophies new look
They will be a secret so win & get a trophy!
Sponsors gate passes will be printed this week & given to them
Crew passes
Committee Reports:
Unfinished Business:
New Business:
Announcements:
Adjournment: Absent any objections, meeting is adjourned.